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Imlig, Flavian; Ender, Susanne – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2018
This article reveals three emerging areas of conflict in the use of educational assessment instruments in compulsory education in Switzerland and outlines an analytical approach for detecting and analysing these areas of conflict. The approach combines a conceptual perspective, an evaluation perspective and a teaching perspective to show the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conflict, Educational Assessment, Compulsory Education
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Taylor-Ritzler, Tina; Suarez-Balcazar, Yolanda; Garcia-Iriarte, Edurne; Henry, David B.; Balcazar, Fabricio E. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
This study describes the development and validation of the Evaluation Capacity Assessment Instrument (ECAI), a measure designed to assess evaluation capacity among staff of nonprofit organizations that is based on a synthesis model of evaluation capacity. One hundred and sixty-nine staff of nonprofit organizations completed the ECAI. The 68-item…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Nonprofit Organizations, Capacity Building
Fremer, John; Dwyer, Carol A. – 1977
State and school district testing activities involving basic reading competency requirements are discussed. The purposes of minimum competency testing in reading include the identification of students who need remedial assistance, and the evaluation of secondary school students regarding graduation requirements. Important considerations regarding…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Diagnostic Tests